The 2009 CWC

Please join us at the
2009 New Mexico
Consumer Wellness Conference
September 23 & 24, Wednesday & Thursday- Albuquerque, NM
At First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, by I-25 & Central Ave.

This year’s conference theme is
“Consumer” Is A Culture!

Tracks this year are:

Our Culture in Art
Our Culture in Wellness
Constructing a Statewide Consumer Network

Conference preregistration fee is $10.00.
It costs $12.00 at the door.

Please ask your providers, and local collaborative, if their offices will give scholarships to attend the Consumer Wellness Conference.

Registration at the door opens at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday September 23.

Please join us and practice your recovery!
Jennifer Sena UNMPC Administration
2600 Marble NE Albuquerque NM 87131
or Fax: 505-272-3497 or Email: jathompson@salud.unm.edu

Call for Theme & Tracks Ideas

The 2009 New Mexico Consumer Wellness Conference Planning Committee wants *your* ideas for the theme of our '09 CWC.

The themes for past years have been:
Recovery: The Resurrected Self.(2006)
Join the Recovery Revolution!(2007)
Recovery: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (2008)

We are also looking for ideas for subtopics(tracks) of recovery that consumers are interested in. Previous tracks include:

2006: Peer Specialty, Spirituality in Recovery, Creativity in Recovery
2007: Advocacy:Using Your Voice,
Art in Recovery, Employment
2008: Our Stories, Exploring Self Esteem, Self-Advocacy

If you are a consumer of mental health services we need your input! What theme would you like to celebrate? What topics do you want to hear about? Please call JANE at UNM_PC Peer Bridgers 505-272-5935 or 505-269-2954.

2009 Planning

The Consumer Wellness Conference steering committee is in the planning stage for the 2009 event! Please contact Jane Thompson if you want to get involved--505.272.5935
or email at JAThompson@Salud.UNM.Edu :)

schedule of workshops

9/24
9:30-11:00
Telling Our Story as Creative Nonfiction: Jenna Viscaya
New Mexico Recovery Network: Norma Faries and Donald Hume
Advocating With Etiquette: Suzanne Rael

1:15-2:45
NM State Hospital: A Retrospective: Shela Silverman
Self as an Instrument of Change: Joseph Pfander
Communication, Then and Now: Shereen Shantz

300-430
A Book of Our Life: Chris Shantz
Rehearsal for Your Moment: Jane Thompson and Steve
Stronger Together: Advocating for Ourselves, Each Other, and Our Communities: BCLC Mentorship Group

9/25
9:30-11:00
A Human Family Spiritual Experience: The Talking Circle: Al Benalli
Strategic Recovery: Michael Hubert
For The Love of Amanda: Zack and Brenda Yarbrough, Amanda & Haley Crocker

1:30-3:00
Exploring Our Story Through Archetypes: Kayt Gutierrez
Self Esteem and Self Acceptance: Grace Lorraine and John Gray
Why Should I Fill out a Psychiatric Advanced Directive? Norma Garza and Rosemary Bauman

Information provided by Jane Thompson

T-shirt Artwork

Original artwork by Carol H.

and voted this year's t-shirt design

at our art jury parties

Basics and Timeline

Registration costs $10 in advance, $12 at the door.
The three educational tracks are "Our Stories,"
"Exploring Self-Esteem" and "Self-Advocacy."
The workshops will be starting at 9:30, running 90 minutes each,
until 4:30 on Wednesday and until 3:00 on Thursday.
Lunch breaks from 11-1 both days.
Noon Wednesday is the keynote.
Thursday noon is the Doctors' Panel.
Wednesday evening is Open Mic...
into the night with a live band and dancing.
Thursday at 3:15 is a presentation about therapy dogs.
The conference closes with the raffle by 4:30 Thursday.

This Year...

This year's conference theme is:
RECOVERY: YESTERDAY, TODAY and TOMORROW

This year's workshops focus on:
Our Stories
Exploring Self-Esteem
Self-Advocacy

The Keynote Speaker is Michael Hubert.

Please join us and
practice your recovery!

CWC Values

Hope
Freedom
Empowerment
Equality
Independence
Recovery
Resiliency
Respect and Dignity
Responsibility
Choice
Client Driven
Cultural Competency
Education
Social Action
Self-Advocacy
Self-Determination

Vision and Mission Statements

The Vision of the Consumer Wellness Conference is to establish
a community of empowerment and dignity.

The Mission of the Consumer Wellness Conference is
to create a safe, loving and healing environment
to address suffering, loss and brokenness;
to move beyond cultural and self-stigma;
to find our identities separate from traditional services;
to reclaim power and responsibility;
to connect with our own unique selves;
to exercise personal freedom and self-expression;
to gain mastery, amazement and acceptance;
to focus on the strengths, talents and insights of each other;
to celebrate genuine connectedness.